Top 500 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “That was fantastic,” Alvarez said. “I want to do it again. Next year, maybe, when my legs grow back.” “Stop being such a baby,” Laila said. “Ignore her,” Alvarez said to Neil. “She’s just sour because she lost nine goals in forty-five minutes. Don’t know why, not like it’s a new personal record or – ohhh, it is. Ouch, that’s gotta sting a bit. So much for being first-draft.”

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252. “How was he supposed to let Wymack lock the door every night with both of them under the same roof? He couldn’t possibly sleep here; every time Wymack breathed Neil would wake up and wonder who was after him.”

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253. “Neil watched it so he wouldn’t stare at Andrew, but if someone asked him later what it was about he wouldn’t be able to tell them. He was sure he still felt Andrew’s heartbeat on his skin when he went to bed a few hours later.”

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254. “You think this is hard? Look what I’ve been through. Surviving you is easy.” Nathaniel tipped his head to one side and fixed Towns with a cool look. “But can you survive me?”

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255. “You make me uncomfortable because you don’t make sense. I don’t understand you.”

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256. “You were amazing.” He.”

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257. “Neil liked outrunning and outsmarting the defense. He liked the rush of a perfect score. He liked the pressure and the triumph. The rest of his life was a frightening mess; Neil needed the power and control of a fierce game.”

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258. “Let go of me, King.” “I am King,” Riko agreed, “and you are going to spend Christmas at my castle. You’re coming to Evermore for winter break.”

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259. “Anytime the Foxes mentioned Andrew’s upcoming sobriety or Andrew’s name popped up in write-ups on the team’s performance at games, the focus was on what a danger he was. People talked about his trial and how it saved them from Andrew. No one said what they were doing to save Andrew from himself.”

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260. “This was everything he wanted, everything he needed, and Neil was never letting go.”

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261. “Exy had been a raw point between them since they’d met. It was the critical part of their friendship Andrew refused to acknowledge and Kevin couldn’t fix, a dream Andrew wouldn’t believe in and Kevin couldn’t give up on.”

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262. “Hey,” Neil said, or thought he said. He didn’t recognize his own voice. “Andrew. Andrew, are you –.”

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263. “His thoughts should have kept him up all night, but with his friends this close Neil couldn’t worry about anything.”

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264. “By then the referees were on court, and Nicky blew them a kiss when he was handed his red card.”

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265. “Andrew was laughing as he crashed into the orange metal. Neil didn’t know what amused Andrew more: Kevin’s violence or the splash of blood that now stained the front of Kevin’s shirt. Neil hadn’t even seen Andrew take a knife out, but it was in his hand in the air between them.”

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266. “Neil watched Kevin wilt beneath the weight of his brother’s – no, owner’s – fury and kissed his survival instincts goodbye. He grabbed Riko’s shirt and hauled him back.”

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267. “Renee spoke. “Thank you,” she said, “for reaching him when I couldn’t.” Neil glanced at her. “He asked you to protect them?” Renee nodded. “Kevin told Andrew the truth about the Moriyamas first. Andrew knew letting Kevin stay could mean serious consequences for the rest of us. He was willing to protect his own against the backlash, but he didn’t care enough to fight for the rest of us. He gave them to me instead.”

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268. “Neil realized Matt had been waiting up for him.”

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269. “I’ve never understood why he likes knives.”

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270. “The sight of Riko had set every one of Neil’s fading bruises to pounding, but now he barely felt a thing. The only thing that mattered was his team and the way they moved around him.”

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271. “I can give you my number,” Marissa said. Neil didn’t remember asking for it at any point that night. “What for?”

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272. “Andrew was watching him, still perched on the edge like he had a death wish. Neil wasn’t sure why he did it, but he plucked Andrew’s cigarette off the sidewalk and stuck it between his lips. He tipped his head to meet Andrew’s unwavering gaze and tapped two fingers to his temple in Andrew’s mocking salute.”

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273. “How stupid, that someone so short could have such a presence.”

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274. “You wouldn’t,” Neil said. “Not in front of all these people.” “I do not care if they see,” Riko said. “A dog who bites his master’s hand deserves to be slaughtered. The location and audience are inconsequential.” “I am not a dog. I’m a Fox.”

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275. “They knew he hated vegetables but loved fruit, that his favorite color was gray, and that he didn’t like movies or loud music. They were things Neil understood only in terms of survival, but his teammates hoarded these insights like gold. They were piecing Neil together and building a real person around all of his lies. They found the parts of him no disguise could change.”

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276. “Neil didn’t know what sound he made but Andrew’s fingers were a sudden and unforgiving weight on the back of his neck. Andrew pushed him forward and held him down. Neil tried to breathe but his chest was as tight as a rubber band ready to snap.”

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277. “That’s a first,” Neil said. “Do I get a prize for shutting you up?” “A quick death,” Andrew said. “I’ve already decided where to hide your body.” “Six feet under?” Neil guessed. “Stop talking,” Andrew said, and kissed him.”

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278. “He waited a beat to make sure Neil understood, then let go. The next time he raised his cigarette to his mouth Neil took it from him. Neil broke it between his fingers and let it fall to the asphalt by their feet. Andrew watched the halves roll away from each other and turned an unimpressed look on Neil. “Ninety-one percent,” Andrew said.”

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279. “Renee rarely said anything on their walks anymore, too intent on what was happening on her phone. The occasional unhappy twitch at the corner of her mouth said her text conversations with Jean weren’t going well.”

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280. “It’s always been ‘go’,” Neil said. He turned his hand palm-up and traced a key into his skin with his fingertip. He’d toyed with Andrew’s house key so many times he knew every dip and ridge by heart. “It’s always been ‘lie’ and ‘hide’ and ‘disappear’. I’ve never belonged anywhere or had the right to call anything my own. But Coach gave me keys to the court, and you told me to stay. You gave me a key and called it home.”

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281. “At length Andrew smiled, slow and cold. It was the first time he’d smiled since coming off his drugs, and Neil couldn’t help but stare. “Now it’s getting fun,” Andrew said. “Finally,” Kevin said, equal parts exhaustion and exasperation. It.”

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282. “You couldn’t at least use an Exy idiom? I hate baseball.”

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283. “When the Foxes filed off the court, Renee headed for Riko. She wasn’t the sort to pick a fight, so Neil stopped to stare after her. Riko didn’t take the hand Renee offered, but Jean did.”

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284. “Andrew let go of his racquet and got to his feet, but he was obviously unsteady. Neil expected him to fall, but Nicky slung an arm around Andrew’s shoulders and yanked Andrew close to him.”

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285. “You are Jean Moreau. Your place is here with me, with us. I’m your captain. You’re my partner. We’re supposed to be doing this together, aren’t we? Stop leaving me behind. Look at me.”

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286. “I can barely check my email without wanting to shoot my computer.”

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287. “Did you know I’ve never been skiing? I’d like to try it one day, though.”

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288. “Oh,” Andrew said. “Oh, you might actually turn out to be interesting.”

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289. “You can’t cut down someone who’s already in the gutter.”

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290. “Scarred was better than dead, so Neil figured he’d get over the stares eventually.”

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291. “Speaking of, one of these days I want you to tell me how you roped her into it.” “I asked,” Neil said. “There goes that ‘asked’ thing again,” Matt said. “Does it mean something different where you come from?” “Most of the time, yes,” Neil said. The unexpected honesty startled a laugh from Matt.”

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292. “What? I thought you didn’t like her.” Nicky bolted upright like Neil struck him. “Who doesn’t like Renee?”

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293. “Katelyn’s refusing to see me or talk to me until Andrew and I get counseling.”

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294. “Andrew said it all year long-had said it to neil’s face just this week-that he didn’t want anything. Neil shouldn’t be the exception to that rule.”

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295. “He looked for his racquet first and was relieved to find it right where he left it. On the heels of relief was confusion and alarm, because Andrew was nowhere in the kitchen.”

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296. “Jean would only drive himself mad if he tried to understand the toxic mystery that was the human heart.”

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297. “Brown like the soil in Rhemann’s garden, or the sand where the tide washed ashore, or the dirt roads Cat had led him down time and again. Brown like the gaze that sought Jean out in every room, but that last thought wasn’t one he could linger on.”

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298. “That’s just a mite bit hecked up.”

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299. “There were twenty-one thousand people enrolled at Palmetto State University. Neil wasn’t playing for himself anymore; he was playing to represent them.”

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300. “Andrew told me to handle it. That’s the easiest way I knew how.”

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